The Bangor Daily News is reporting a new bridge on Route 180 in Ellsworth will be constructed with the composite bridge technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The so-called bridge-in-a-backpack will be used for a new bridge over Grey’s Brook.
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UMaine social work Professor Sandra Butler’s research into Maine’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was mentioned in a Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial about the state’s budget priorities. The editorial says state government should be careful in how much it cuts funding for such welfare programs because, according to the research conducted by Butler and […]
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An article in Mainebiz newspaper about expectations for the coming cruise ship season in Maine cites research by University of Maine economists Todd Gabe of the School of Economics and Jim McConnon, a UMaine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics, on the amount of money cruise ship visitors typically spend when they disembark to […]
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UMaine computer science graduate student Graham Morehead has begun writing a regular nature network blog for Nature.com, which is affiliated with the journal Nature. The blog is called “A Mad Hemorrhage.” In a Feb. 28 entry, Morehead discusses “systarchy,” or the phenomenon of group self-rule, trust and governance they apply to both local and global […]
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Renee Kelly, director of economic development initiatives at UMaine, is quoted in a Bangor Daily News feature story about Oxford Networks, a growing Maine-based telecommunications company.
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The Andover (Mass.) Statesman previews a Wednesday March 19 concert featuring UMaine student performers. The University Singers, under the direction of Prof. Dennis Cox, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall. An admissions event for accepted North Shore-area students will precede the concert.
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The Bangor Daily News covered a Saturday event, organized by the UMaine Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, honoring Prof. Emeritus Katherine Musgrave. Musgrave, who retired in 1986 but continues to teach UMaine courses while also working as a dietitian and consultant, will be inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame later this […]
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Inventor and innovator Doug Hall, the driving force behind UMaine’s innovation engineering program, wrote a Business Week column based on his experiences teaching at UMaine during the fall semester. In the column, titled “The Kids Are All Right,” Hall describes several positive attributes he noted in observing UMaine’s students, including adaptive problems solving skills, passion […]
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Jesse Moriarity of the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation spoke today with Cumulus Radio News (WQCB – 106.5 – and other stations) for a story about the Wednesday March 9 summer camp fair, scheduled for UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. She will also appear Monday morning between 8 and 9 a.m. on three […]
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Jonathan Farley of the UMaine computer science faculty is featured in a WHEC television online vignette, “Celebrating Black History Month.” The video notes Farley’s academic achievements and his work consulting with television and film producers on issues related to the use of mathematics in dramatic productions. WHEC is Rochester, New York’s NBC affiliate.
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